Pop Culture Podcast
Popspotting #79: Firefly (June 28, 2011)
It’s been over a decade since the crew of the Serenity first took flight on FOX. The short, sporadic, eleven-episode run of Joss Whedon’s “Firefly” is now the poster child for all smart television that’s prematurely killed by stupid networks. A “space western” may have been impossible to categorize, but the show is impossible to resist, with colorful, fleshed-out characters, brisk and brilliant writing, and a tragically huge sense of potential that sadly was never realized. The 2005 movie “Serenity” helped to continue the story, but fans are still eternally left wanting more.
Helping to keep the spirit of “Firefly” alive are annual charity screenings of “Serenity” called “Can’t Stop the Serenity.” They’re staged all around the world, most recently in Los Angeles, Boston, Dallas, even Vancouver, Canada, and Newcastle, UK. (Next stop, Pittsburgh, PA and Madison, WI.)
Awesome tribute to the Firefly/Serenity Series. My favorite one is also the “Objects In Space” episode. I just finished watching the series the day before this podcast came out. Unfortunately, I also watched the movie before the series. It would have been more thrilling to see River Tam kicking butts in the bar scene after she got triggered.
This was such a good episode. I loved both Firefly and its movie follow-up, Serenity. You all did it great justice with your affectionate look back.
I recently bought the complete Firefly series on Blu Ray. I haven’t had a chance to watch it yet, but borrowed a friend’s DVD set awhile ago. It has been over 5 years since I have last watched it so I am eager to enter the story again! I too saw the movie before the series so I am hoping to do it right this next time.
Have you heard about Browncoats: Redemption? Its a film for charity, based in the ‘Verse! Its only got 58 days left until it goes into the FOX Vault! You can check out some trailers at browncoatsmovie dot com!